Radisson Hotel Group has announced the launch of a new brand, Radisson Individuals.
Radisson Individuals is a conversion brand that offers independent hotels and local, regional chains the opportunity to be part of the global Radisson Hotel Group platform, benefit from the Group’s international awareness and experience, with the freedom to maintain their own uniqueness and identity.
Radisson Individuals hotels are selected for their own characteristics and personalities, offering guests an opportunity to discover new locations around the world, while always delivering Radisson Hotel Group’s standards of quality and “Yes I Can!” service hospitality, combined with the local flavours and personality of the member hotels.
Federico J. González, CEO, Radisson Hotel Group says: “The launch of Radisson Individuals marks another milestone in our ambitious five-year transformation plan to be recognized as one of the top three hotel brands in the world and the brand of choice for owners, guests, and talent. We created Radisson Individuals in response to the evolving demands of the modern market for both hotel owners and guests. Joining Radisson Individuals is an ideal first step for individual hotels with strong service scores who wish to remain independent or may be considering transitioning to one of our successful core brands, as well as a strong proposition for local, regional hotel brands seeking to explore additional distribution channels and/or co-branding options.”
Radisson Individuals represents an opportunity for hotels to enhance their visibility, nurture customer confidence, and access a wider audience through multiple distribution channels and a global sales structure. These hotels will benefit from the contracting power and economies of scale that come from a brand that is trusted by millions of guests across the globe as well integrated IT and revenue platforms, and comprehensive operational systems to deliver high GOP margins.
Hotels wishing to join Radisson Individuals will undertake a compliance assessment focusing on four key parameters, SGS health and safety compliance, Online Index evaluated through their GRI, compliance with Fire & Life Safety and ability to connect to the Group’s main operating systems.
Hotel members of Radisson Individuals will receive training on the Group’s “Yes I Can!” Service philosophy and will have above 80% GRI score which will ensure high guest service quality standards and Every Moment Matters.
A number of hotels have already joined Radisson Individuals in the UK and Asia with additional properties in advanced discussions in Italy, Germany, Russia and beyond.
In addition, Radisson Hotel Group has signed ten new hotels across EMEA in Q3 2020 in the UK, Italy, Ukraine, Germany, Egypt, and Nigeria. The new signings build on the 15 hotel signings which were announced in Q2 2020.
New signings include:
- Henrietta House, a member of Radisson Individuals, Bath, UK (Opening 2020)
- River House Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals, Inverness, UK (Opening 2021)
- Radisson Blu Hotel, Sheffield, UK (Opening 2023)
- Radisson Residences, Baden Württemberg, Germany (Opening 2023)
- Radisson Hotel, Florence, Italy (Opening 2021)
- Radisson Collection Hotel, Venice, Italy (Opening 2021)
- Radisson Hotel, Odessa, Ukraine (Opening 2021)
- Radisson Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria (Opening 2022)
- Radisson Blu Residences, Mekka in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Opening 2022)
- Radisson Blu Resort, Port Ghalib, Egypt (Opening 2023)
